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C. C.' BOYKIN.

PEANUT' PLANTER.

Patented Juy 8, 1884.Y

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UNITED STATES PATENT VOrmes.,

CHRISTOPHER O. BOYKN, OF IVOR, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF FO'UR-NINTHS TO THOMAS F. BOYKIN, OF SAME PLACE.

PEANUT-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,664, dated July 8, 1884.-.

A implication filed September 21, 1883. (No model.)

To azi whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER C. Bor- KIN, of Ivor, in the county of Southampton and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Peanut-Planters, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming part of this speciiication.

This invention relates to wheeled planters for planting peanuts, peas, or other seeds and the invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of my improved peanut-planter. Fig. 2 is a plan view'of the dropping mechanism and its supporting-beams. Fig.l 3 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. t is a transverse section, of the same; and 5 is a section on line x as of Fig. '3.

A indicates two parallel beams, which are to be supported on a pair of wheels, B. n At the forward ends of the beams are two laterally-inclined boards, forming a scraper, C, for smoothing the ridge in which the nuts are to be planted, and just behind the scraper is a revolving cutter, D, for clearing the way for the opener E, and preventing it from becoming clogged with weeds or trash As the nuts drop into the furrow through the chute F the soil is pressed inwardy to ll the furrow by means of the wheels B, which are arranged quite close together, and the peripheral surfaces of which incline inward toward each other. A'springpressed roller, G, at the rear of the planter is adapted to pack the soil to the nuts.

The dropping mechanismis located betweenl the beams A, and consists of four slides, H,

(more or less may be us`ed,) connected to the shaft I, which is bent to form four differentlyarranged cranks for operating the slides independently. The slides are provided with a cup or opening, J, at equal distances from their ends, to receive the nuts, one at a time, and convey them to the chute F, the cups being adapted to discharge one by one in regular order. The upperpart of the chute is formed in compartments corresponding to the number of slides, and in each compartment is pivoted a valve, K, which is provided with a retaining-spring, L, adapted to cause the valve to retain the nuts at a position near the furrow, so ythat when they are dropped from the valves by means ofthe projections M on the slides coming in Contact with the upper ends ofthe valves, and thus causing them to oscillate, they will not bounce out of the furrow. The connecting-rods N of the slides and the projections M are adapted to move in slotted guides O l), arranged above and below the slides, respectively. Each slide is provided with a longitudinal groove, Q, in its `upper surface, to receive the peanuts and guide them into the openings J.

To cut off the nuts or seeds in the hopper from those, received into the openings J, a guard, B, is pivoted above each slide between vertical guide-plates S, in such-manner that they will yield sufficiently, when necessary, to prevent crushing any of the nuts that may be drawn against them by the cupsy or openings J.l rDhese guards are made with bevels T at their ends and grooves T in their under surfaces, to facilitate their action. Underneath the slides is supported in an adjustable manner, by screws U, a plate or plates, U', having grooves V, corresponding to the openings J. The object of this plate is to regulate the quantity of nuts 'or seeds taken up by ther slides. By lowering or raising the plate U the cups or openings J will be made deeper or` shallower, as may be desired, so that they will hold more or less seeds. The shaft I yis provided with a pulley, W, which is belted to a pulley, W', on one of the wheelsB, to give the required motion to the slides.

.Instead of the guards B, springs made fast at one end may be used, and in such case the guide-plates S may be omitted.

To regulate the depth of furrow, the scraper C is to be set higher or lower, as may be required, and to regulate the distance between the hills planted, larger or smaller pulleys are to be used for driving the dropping mechanism.

What I claim isl. The combination, with the slides H, having cups J, of the adjustable plates U', supported under the slides, and adapted to be set nearer to or farther from the same, to regulate the capacity ofthe cups, substautiallyas shown projections M, attached to the slides, and and described. means for operating lthe slides, substantially Io 2. Theeombinaton oftheslides having cups as shown and described.

or openinos J- and provided With grooved upy per surfaczs, alle adjustable plates U', for regu- OHRSTOPHER C' BOYKIN latng the depth ofthe cups', Ialle grooved and TWbpesses: beveled guards R, pvoted between vertical 'SOLON C. KEMON, guide-plates, thespringeetuatedvalves K, the GHAs. A. PETTIT. 

